bing.com
Programme Music Then and Nowhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89e52f0c4a434fb2be64d13a0bb246&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fmagazine%2Farchive%2F1907%2F02%2Fprogramme-music-then-and-now%2F639030%2F&c=2814742426151744279&mkt=en-usDURING the peaceful summer of 1900, at the festival of the Society of Swiss Musicians held at Zurich, was produced the symphony in E minor, opus 115, of Hans Huber, a Swiss composer born in 1852. This ...May 26, 2022 8:21 AM
github.com
Show HN: A Ruby IDE running on a microcontrollerhttps://github.com/engneer-hamachan/area512I built AREA512, software that lets you write, compile, and run Ruby code entirely on the M5Stack Cardputer.https://github.com/engneer-hamachan/area512One part I put a lot of effort into is the on-device IDE.It has a Vim-like editor with:- Syntax highlighting - Auto-indentation - Code completion - Type checkingThe code completion and type checking aren't implemented using a simple dictionary or predefined list of symbols.Instead, they're powered by picoruby-ti, a type inference engine I developed separately with the goal of making it portable enough to run on PCs, microcontrollers, and web browsers:https://github.com/engneer-hamachan/picoruby-tiI haven't seen many IDEs this feature-rich running entirely on a microcontroller.One of my goals with this project is to preserve some of the spirit of 1980s home computer culture — when the computer you used was also the computer you programmed.I'd love to hear your feedback, especially if you have ideas for features that would be fun or intereAug 22, 2026 1:18 PM
github.com
Show HN: Caspian – Talk to Human Tool for AI Agentshttps://github.com/TryCaspian/caspian-sdkSup HN! Dipanshu and Rushant here from Caspian. One is a functional programmer and the other has been deploying AI employees. Together we realized how agents have communication bottleneck.Given the coming agentic economy, we had a thought experiment on what can be the key infrastructure for agents as they get better. Our inspiration for solving for communications infra came from our own time spent just setting up comms while we were deploying open claw for companies plus we noticed about 15%+ of issues in Openclaw and Hermes were that of comms.So we abstracted the headache of reliable communication web-hooks, handling of queues, provision and identity management behind an single SDK integration / tool call. Think of it like rather than rolling your own auth, you can use better auth sdk, same thesis here.Technically, we designed the SDK from the ground up as a DSL for communications (heavy inspiration from functional programming) and then add on our own run time environment which auto pAug 21, 2026 4:17 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Coding Agents killed my identity. How do you feel?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49389408I always was a nerdy, deeply technical programmer. Contributing-to-open-source-and-reading-papers-in-my-spare-time type of programmer.Programming is like a game of chess for me: winning (i.e. delivering a product) is important, but only if I played this game myself. I don't enjoy winning if my opponent disconnected. I don't enjoy beating people who don't know how to move pieces. I don't enjoy winning with an engine, and coding agents are basically "winning with a chess engine".I started to use AI for coding a long time ago, when copilot was first introduced. At first, I was happy: "wow, this can write boring boilerplate and unit tests". Time went by, agents got better, time spent writing code myself went down. Half a year ago I suddenly realized I hadn't written any code for over a month, and I am a full-time software dev without any managing work. Not only did I stop writing code, but agents also became pretty good at proposing plans and architectures, and I was mostly providing missiAug 21, 2026 3:15 PM

europeanspaceflight.com
ESA Confirms Ariane 6 Block 3 Upgrades Have Been Shelvedhttps://europeanspaceflight.com/esa-confirms-ariane-6-block-3-upgrades-have-been-shelved/The European Space Agency has confirmed to European Spaceflight that it is no longer considering the Ariane 6 Block 3 evolution, saying there is “no programme need or justification” for the evolution at this time. Questions regarding the scrapping of the Block 3 upgrades arose earlier this month after SpaceScout reported that an ESA study […] The post ESA Confirms Ariane 6 Block 3 Upgrades Have Been Shelved appeared first on European Spaceflight.Aug 20, 2026 2:58 PM
news.ycombinator.com
Algorithm Interview: a conversation between two parrotshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49373709Algorithm Interview: a conversation between two parrotsAll children know that parrots can talk. All adults understand that parrots simply repeat sounds.You'll laugh, but these same adults actually believe that an Algorithm Interview is a conversation between a very smart algorithm expert who is trying to find out whether the candidate understands algorithms at an acceptable level…So, how many ycombinator.com readers have successfully passed the algorithms interview? Probably tens of thousands.Well, how many of them were able to understand that breaking down sorting into independent stages is a Fundamental Discovery? Zero!Zero questions and comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49314420P.S. Have you ever thought that NOT everyone has a mental model? But most people just memorize ready-made answers instead of understanding the problem?I recommend reading The Programmers' Stone https://www.datapacrat.com/Opinion/Reciprocality/r0/index.html ---------------8Aug 20, 2026 12:29 PM
criboku.com
Show HN: Criboku – a daily logic puzzle based on cribbagehttps://criboku.com/I'm a longtime member of the American Cribbage Congress, and its chief programmer. I wanted to develop a daily puzzle page for cribbage nuts like myself, and so Criboku was born.Criboku is a daily cribbage-based logic puzzle. You have to fill in a grid from a given pool of cards to make cribbage hands. Each hand's score must match the values around the grid. Some cards and scores are given, you have to work out the rest.There's a new puzzle every day, and they get harder through the week. There's a help page that includes a primer on cribbage scoring. If you get stuck, there's a Hint feature that walks you through the logic needed to place each card.My favorite parts are the bits nobody sees. My generation method guarantees each puzzle has a unique solution, and can be solved just by deduction, no guessing and backtracking. Also, the answer never gets to the browser, because it's not needed. Thanks to the uniqueness guarantee, we know the solution has been reached by just checking the Aug 20, 2026 2:22 AM

bbc.co.uk
BBC presenter Emma Barnett reveals she 'had the hysterectomy I never wanted to have'https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce346v4l17yo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssThe BBC Radio 4 Today programme presenter explained her recent absence on her return on Wednesday.Aug 19, 2026 1:00 PM

bbc.co.uk
Prevent not helping children fixated with violence, children's commissioner sayshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gkd08dp7po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rssGrowing numbers of children referred to the government's counter-terror programme are not suitable for it and need help, Dame Rachel de Souza warns.Aug 18, 2026 4:09 PM

theguardian.com
England’s children’s commissioner says Prevent failing to help young people ‘fixated with violence’https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/18/england-childrens-commissioner-rachel-de-souza-prevent-young-people-fixated-violenceReport by Rachel de Souza finds 71% of children referred to UK anti-terror programme do not have a clear ideologyThe children’s commissioner for England has warned of a group of children “intoxicated by extremism” who need help the UK government’s anti-terror programme cannot provide.Referrals to Prevent – the programme designed to safeguard vulnerable people from being radicalised or drawn into e...Aug 18, 2026 9:20 AM
forklane.ai
Show HN: A multiplayer coding environment for dev teams and agentshttps://forklane.aiAs a hardcore programmer, I used to attend lots of hackathons, and collaboration was always a huge headache. Especially when everyone on the team was "vibe coding" their own parts. Agents would lose context, and individual solutions would end up out of sync and eventually fail to come together at the end.To fix this exact problem, I built Forklane.Forklane is a multiplayer coding platform with a full, built-in agent and orchestration stack. It’s designed to help dev teams and AI agents collaborate in live real time sessions seamlessly without stepping on each other's toes and keeping all teammates agents synced.Check it out at https://forklane.aiWould love to hear community feedback and thoughts about the tool. Try it out in your teams and let me knowAug 17, 2026 11:33 PM
sports.yahoo.com
Premier League to broadcast on-field referee-player audio livehttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/premier-league-broadcast-field-referee-223446489.htmlAudio of on-field conversations between Premier League referees and players will be heard during live broadcasts for the first time this season, the Press Association understands. Howard Webb, chief refereeing officer for Pro Ref, has pushed for greater transparency on decision-making since his appointment four years ago, and created the 'Mic'd Up' programme in 2023 to help show how key calls are ...Aug 17, 2026 10:34 PM
orbitquote.com
Show HN: A Buyer's Editor to Fix B2B Procurement PDF Hell with API and MCPhttps://orbitquote.com/22+ years as a Software engineer/programmer.For a reason that only life can explain, in the last 8 years i went from Adobe Flash Specialist to owning a small solar installation business and a small electric and plumbing materials. o.OWe had a problem every time that we had to resupply or shop for new goods. In Brazil, things are manual in B2B and restricted to PDF Quotations/Proforma negotiations. Nobody has ecommerce, only the middlemen that resell what they buy from the factory with their margins on top.For better margins, direct from the factory is the way to go.Long story short. We wasted 2 weeks on a single supplier for just one order.On the supplier side, everything is a 100+- PDF pages catalog. One PDF page could have 100+ products that you have to manually extract into Excel with the product code (sku)(even with chatgpt and a gazillion of .final.final_right.final_corrected.xlsx(10).xlsx ), to simply ask for the price and minimum items for order >> receive another PDF >> Excel aAug 17, 2026 6:34 PM

theguardian.com
Amanda Abbington awarded five-figure sum by BBC over bullying allegations on Strictlyhttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/17/amanda-abbington-settlement-bbc-giovanni-pernice-bullying-allegations-strictly-come-dancingBBC apologises to actor after review upholds ‘some’ of her allegations against dance partner Giovanni PerniceThe actor Amanda Abbington has reached a five-figure settlement with the BBC over bullying allegations she made about her time on Strictly Come Dancing.The programme was the subject of a review in 2024 after she alleged her professional partner, Giovanni Pernice, had bullied and harassed he...Aug 17, 2026 5:05 PM

sports.yahoo.com
Journalist heaps praise on both new Liverpool defendershttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/journalist-heaps-praise-both-liverpool-135500243.htmlLiverpool Pre-Season Verdict as David Lynch Highlights 4-4-2 Shape, Newcastle Test and Defensive PositivesLiverpool have now completed their pre-season programme, signing off with a 2-0 win over Como,...Aug 17, 2026 1:55 PM

variety.com
Johnnie To’s English-Language Debut ‘Two Gun Cohen’ Launches Former XYZ Films Exec Todd Brown’s Rawk Moving Pictures Corp (EXCLUSIVE)https://variety.com/2026/film/news/johnnie-to-english-debut-two-gun-cohen-todd-brown-rawk-1236836089/Film executive Todd Brown has launched Rawk Moving Pictures Corp, a new Canadian production house. One of the company’s first titles is “Two Gun Cohen,” the English-language debut of Hong Kong director Johnnie To. Brown, also a film critic and festival programmer, spent 17 years as head of international acquisitions at XYZ Films, where his […]Aug 17, 2026 1:00 PM

esa.int
How digital twins can strengthen the resilience of position, navigation and timing capabilitieshttps://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/How_digital_twins_can_strengthen_the_resilience_of_position_navigation_and_timing_capabilitiesEarlier this year, the UK National PNT Digital Twin Environment (UPDATE) project, funded under the European Space Agency’s NAVISP programme, reached a key milestone in helping the United Kingdom understand and manage its dependence on positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) across critical national systems.Aug 17, 2026 6:46 AM
sports.yahoo.com
Mike McCarthy teases another Aaron Rodgers-Pat McAfee reunion after explosive interviewhttps://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mike-mccarthy-teases-another-aaron-162159101.htmlMike McCarthy has joked about Aaron Rodgers returning to the Pat McAfee Show after the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback’s recent explosive interview. McCarthy appeared on the programme following Pittsburgh’s 28-9 preseason win over the Green Bay Packers, where McAfee brought Rodgers into the conversation.Aug 15, 2026 4:21 PM

esa.int
Ground Control to Galileo Second Generationhttps://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Ground_Control_to_Galileo_Second_GenerationOn 3 July 2026, an invisible signal travelled across Europe. From Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, to Rome, Italy, the signal connected the Galileo Ground Control Centre to a Galileo Second Generation satellite for the first time, marking a major step forward in the programme’s marathon of compatibility tests.Aug 10, 2026 11:05 AM

europeanspaceflight.com
IRIS2 Gets Green Light With More Money and More Satelliteshttps://europeanspaceflight.com/iris2-gets-green-light-with-more-money-and-more-satellites/The European Commission, ESA and the SpaceRISE consortium have completed a key review of Europe’s IRIS2 secure communications constellation, clearing the programme to move forward with full-scale implementation. The completion of the review was announced on 7 August following negotiations that began in January. The review was used to validate the programme’s costs, technical requirements […] The post IRIS2 Gets Green Light With More Money and More Satellites appeared first on European Spaceflight.Aug 8, 2026 6:00 AM